ARL highlights news and other stories of interest to the research library community in the US and Canada every Monday–Thursday in the Daily Intelligence and selects the top stories for our Weekly News Roundup on Fridays, which also includes all ARL News and Community Updates for the week.
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ARL to Congress: No One Can Own the Law
During today’s US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee markup of the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act, or the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631), Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)...
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Leadership and Career Development Program Call for Applications—Deadline May 28
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2024 cohort of the Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP). The LCDP is a 13-month fellowship that aims to:...
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“How to blow up a (misinformation) pipeline”? Count me in for IDEAL 2024!
How do we challenge, resist, and disrupt systems that create and perpetuate inequity? And how do we innovate and create IDEAL systems that redistribute power? Come find out at IDEAL...
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Kaleidoscope Program Call for Applications—Deadline May 13
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2024 cohort of the Kaleidoscope Program. The ARL Kaleidoscope Program is a two-year commitment that aims to prepare IBPOC...
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Evolving AI Strategies in Libraries: Insights from Two Polls of ARL Member Representatives over Nine Months—Report Published
The onset of new, more accessible, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies marks a significant turning point for libraries, ushering in a period rich with both unparalleled opportunities and complex challenges. In...
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IDEAL Program Schedule & Community of Care Are Here—Act Now for Advance-Rate Savings
We’re excited to share the preliminary Program of Sessions being offered at IDEAL 2024: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives. We’re also excited to share our new Community of Care...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Releases Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle, a report from the Realities...
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Learn, Connect, Grow—Act Now for Advance-Rate Savings and Register for IDEAL 2024
Join hundreds of leaders working toward acquiring the attitudes, skills, awareness, and knowledge needed to enhance DEI efforts in libraries and archives at the 2024 IDEAL Conference. Don’t miss out...
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Become a Sponsor of the Library Assessment Conference 2024
The 10th biennial Library Assessment Conference (LAC) will take place November 7–9, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Preconference workshops will be offered Wednesday, November 6. This event brings together 400 members of the library...
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Library Copyright Alliance Asks Court to Reconsider Its Finding on Contributory Infringement in Sony v. Cox
The Library Copyright Alliance joined an amicus brief asking the US Court of Appeals for the full Fourth Circuit to rehear Sony Music Entertainment, et al. v. Cox Communication, Inc....